Girdle construction



May 5, 1953 2,637,033

E. R. KAUPP GIRDLE CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 1. 1948 2 sHEE'rs-sHEET 1 IN V EN TOR.

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May 5, 1953 E. R. KAUPP 2,637,033

GIRDLE CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 1, 1948 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 IN V EN TOR.

I T/IEL K KAUPP I3 /5 1/6. BY

Patented May 5, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 5 Claims.

The present invention relates to a girdle construction and it particularly relates to a novel method of constructing womens girdles.

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide a novel girdle construction giving increased foundation support to the female figure and also enhancing the support given to the waist and lower part of the upper body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved girdle construction which will give enhanced support to the figure and at the same time which may be more readily constructed of elastic material so as to give maximum support with minimum discomfort.

A further object is to provide a novel girdle construction and procedure for making the same which will enable better shaping of the girdle to the human body.

Still further objects and advantages will appear in the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood, however, that this more detailed description is given by way of illustration and explanation only and not by way of limitation, since various changes therein may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

In accomplishing the objects of the present invention, the girdle i caused to extend across the waist with a section forming a cuff or funnel or inverted cone gathered and supporting the body at both sides of and in a zone above the waist. The lower part of the girdle at the same time, by suitable gathering and sizing of the material, will support the body most comfortably below the waistline and give maximum support with minimum discomfort.

In a preferred form of the invention, the upper cuff 0r trans-waistline section is formed of two front and two rear panels with the lower part of the cuff coinciding with the waistline at the sides of the body and extending substantially below the waistline at the front and back of the body.

Desirably, each section is provided with an oblique supporting bone element and the cuff sections are gathered together at the top in the rear and at the bottom inthe front. The bottom of the cuff at both the front and the back of the body extends below the waistline, such extension being substantially greater in the front than in the rear.

The foundation body itself below the waistline and around the thighs is desirably formed of four sections in the front and three sections in the rear, with the middle of the sections each being gathered in the front and the upper and lower ends of the rear sections being also gathered to form most adequate support.

Whereas, all four elements of the cuff have both horizontal and vertical stretch, only the front and back panel sections of the body support member have vertical stretch while the side panels have up and down as well as transverse stretch.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational View of the girdle according to the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view,

Fig. 3 is a left side elevational view of the side of the girdle,

Fig. 4 is a right side elevational view of the side of the girdle,

Fig. 5 is a plan view illustrating the cutting of the pattern for the front,

Fig. 6 is a plan view illustrating cutting of the pattern for the rear.

Referring to Figs. 5 and 6, there are two front panels ii) and II for the cuff, each of two-way stretch material, and four lower panels 12, I3, I4 and I5. Panels 12 and I5 are of two-way stretch material, whereas panels 13 and I i are of one-way vertical stretch material.

At the rear of the garment there are two cufi panels l6 and Il, forming the cuff, both of twoway stretch material, and three lower panels It, IS and 29 forming the lower part of the girdle. Panels [3 and 2|) are of two-way stretch material and panel [9 is of one-way vertical stretch material.

An important feature of the cut of the present garment is the fact that the front sections are separated at 2|, 22, 23, 2d, 25 and 25, causing controlled gathering at these points when the garment is sewn together. Moreover, it will be noted that the corners 2i and 28 extend beyond the corners 29 and 30 and that the corners 3i and 32 extend beyond the corners 33 and 34. In ad- 3 dition, the corners 35 and 36 extend beyond the corners 31 and 38.

The spacings 24 and 26 between the panels I2 and I3 and I4 and I5, respectively, are at a maximum adjacent the middle portions 39 and 40 and 4| and 42 of the panels I2 to I5, inclusive. They become minimum as indicated at 43, 44, 45 and 46 adjacent the lower parts of the panels I2, I3, I4 and I5. The spacing 25 also is at a maximum at the middle portions 40 and 4| of the panels I3 and I4, but the rate of decrease of the spacing to the narrower portions 41 and 48 is much less rapid than with the openings 24 and 26.

It will also be noted that whereas the edges 49 and 50 are single curves, scalloped toward each other and the edges 5| and 52 are single curves bowed outwardly, the edges 53 and 54 and 55 and;

56 are double curves, the curvature of each being so designed as to substantially separate at 24 and 26 when the ends are together.

It will be also noted that at points 29 and 30 the sections I and I I are at the waistline whereas at points 66 and (ii the points are substantially below the waistline, Positions 52 and 69 will be substantially above the waistline, which is indicated by the line 64. The double arrows 65, 66, 61- and 68 indicate two-way stretch, whereas the double-headed single arrows 69 and I6 indicate one-way stretch.

In Fig. 6 is shown the rear sections of the girdle. The upper two panels I and I? forming the cuff are of two-way stretch material, as indicated at I5 and T6. The lower two side panels I8 andare also of two-way stretch material, as indicated at TI and E8. The rear panel I9 is of one-way stretch material as indicated at T9.

The upper two panels I6 and I? meet at the points I9and 80and separate, as indicated at 8|, adjacent the top corners 62 and 33. The edges 84 and 85are curved inwardly.

The upper corners 86 and 87 are above the waistline while the lower corners 80 and 89 are at the waistline; The corners 19' and 80 are separated by the space 99from the upper curve 9| of the panel I9 and when joined to the edge, 9|, will be substantially below the waistline. The space-90 narrows at 92 and 93 until it comes to the ends or corners 94 and 95 which joins the corners 88- and 89, respectively,

The middle panel I9 has the double curved side edges 96 and 97 which bulge at 98 and 99 and which are withdrawn at I00, IIJI, I02 and I03-to form thespaces I04, I05, I06 and I0? in respect to thecorrespondingly shaped edges I66 and I09 of the panels I8 and 20.

It willbe-noted that the corners H0 and I II Of the center panel extend above the corners H2 and H3 of the panels I8 and 20; The lower edges H4, H5 and 'I I6 are allaligned as indicated.

In joining the sections I0 to. 20 of Figs. 5 and 6 together, as indicated in Figs. 1 to 4,,the faggoting or open stitching is utilized, as indicated at I, I26, I21 and I26 on the front of the garment and at I29, I and I3I on the rear of the garment. Closed stitching is utilized at I39, I32, I33, I34 and I at the lower portions of the cuff and also at I36 on the left side and I3! on,

the right side.

A slide fastener I38 is utilized, extending from the middle I39 of the panels I5 and 20 up to 4 the top I40 of the cuff C. The opposite side is provided with a pocket MI in which fits the coil or spiral bone member I42, which may be interiorly protected by a strip of plush.

The straight bones I43, I44, I45 and I46 are utilized in the cuff and they extend obliquely to points I41, I48, I49 and I50 at the lower edge of the cud. The pockets for the bones I43, I44, I45 and I46 are interiorly lined with plush.

Two pads are desirably utilized at I5I and I52 at the back, as indicated in Fig- 2, for reinforcement purposes. The elements II], II, I2, I5, I6, I'I, I8 and 20 are made of two-way stretch power net, or Leno, while the remaining sections are desirably made of one-way stretch fabrics such as satin Lastex.

The embodiment of the invention shown and described herein is to be considered merely as illustrative, as the invention is susceptible to variation, modification and change within the spirit and. scope of the appended claims.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, what is claimed is:

l. A womans gird-1e having a lower thighv encircling portion extending from about the waistline downwardly to cover the-thighs of the-wearer and an upper diaphragm encircling. cuff portion encircling the diaphragm of the wearer and consisting of an inverted. conical funnel structure extending upwardly from the waistline to slightly above the diaphragm of the wearer, the upper and lower portions. being connected by seaming around the waistline and the lower'por tion consisting of a plurality of vertically extending panels of one-way and two-way stretch elastic fabrics, the adjacent vertical side edges of which vertically extending panels are gathered together and seamed together by stitching along the front and sides of the garment.

2. The girdle of claim 1,v in which the front and back. of the upper portion are each provided with a plurality of spaced vertically extending stiffening bone members. extending upwardly from the waistline to the top edge of the garment.

3. The girdle of claim 1,. in which the side panels are formed of two-way stretch fabric and the front and back panels are formed. of one-- way stretch fabric.

4. The girdle of claim- 1, in which the seaming along the waistline extends to somewhat below" the waistline at the front and back of the garment and extends to the waistline at the sides of the garment.

5. The girdle of claim 1, the upper edges of thelower portion of thegirdle. being gathered by said stitching to. the lower edges of thecuif or-' tion.

ETHEL R. KAUPP.

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